Ennejma
Ezzahra Palace
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| Entry to the palace |
Perched
over a sheer drop over the Bay of Tunis, in the village of Sidi
Bou Saïd, this Oriental palace is a true hidden jewel.
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| Garden view |
Early,
in the 20th century, it became the home of Baron
Rudolph d'Erlanger (1872-1932). French-born of German origin, he
later opted to become a British citizen and lived the rest of his
life in Tunisia. Second son of a family of bankers, he became a
painter and also a renown Arab musicologist. In 1911, he launched the
construction of an Arab-
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| Palace row of columns |
Andalusian palace inspired by the Alhambra of
Granada. He commissioned the best craftsmen from Tunisia and Morocco.
It took ten years to build the palace surrounded by an Andalusian
garden and a Persian garden, currently under renovation.
The
palace is called Ennejma Ezzahra, which means the 'star of
Venus' in Arabic. It has become a museum and also a renown
conservatory of Arab music used regularly for performances.
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| Guest lounge on ground floor |
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| Palace hall |
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| First floor lounge |
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| Hall architecture |
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| Main lounge ceiling |
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| Alcove |
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| Room quarter on 1st floor |
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| En-suitebathroon and front bedroom |
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| View on the Persian garden |
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